ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36051002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beacon, New York

Mean one-way trip41.4 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute40.0 min → 41.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 21.2%▲ 9.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit12.7% → 11.9%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.4% → 58.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±5.8 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit11.9% ±3.5 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,609 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,834± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+7,609± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time5,996± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers1,613± 333 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.